Anne Frank's diary has become an iconic symbol of the horrors of the Nazi occupation and the persecution of the Jewish people during World War II. The diary provides a candid and intimate glimpse into Anne's life while in hiding, as well as her hope
On 27 January 1945, the Soviet army entered Auschwitz concentration camp and liberated around 7,000 prisoners still alive in the Main Camp, Birkenau, and Monowitz. For years, this complex had served as a killing center for Nazi Germany, where over
In the backdrop of World War II, German authorities systematically initiated the process of ghettoization across occupied Poland, striving to isolate and control the Jewish population. The establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto in October 1940 marked th
Above: Buchenwald, 11 April 1945. American soldiers of the U.S. 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, from the 6th Armored Division, part of the U.S. Third Army, march into Buchenwald upon liberation of the camp. Source: United States Holocaust Memorial M
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 26 October 2016: Anne Frank handwriting in her famous diary, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Amsterdam. Photo licensed to War History Network. (Click to enlarge)
Right: Anne Frank in 1940, while at 6. Montessorischool, Nierss
"Remember, it didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people with ‘us vs. them.’ It started with intolerance and hate speech, and when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye, it became a sl
